 Suppose a Human mason to be put down by the side of a pile of stones of various shapes and sizes, and to be told to build a dome of these, smooth on both surfaces, without using more than the least possible quantity of a very tenacious but very costly...  The Microscope and Its Revelations - Pagina 535door William Benjamin Carpenter, Henry James Slack - 1875 - 848 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1873 - 866 pagina’s
...very costly cement in holding the stones together. If he accomplished this well, we should give him credit for great intelligence and skill. Yet this...exactly what these little "jelly-specks " do on a very minute scale ; the " tests " they construct, when highly magnified, bearing comparison with the... | |
 | 1873 - 966 pagina’s
...very costly cement in holding the stones together. If he accomplished this well, we should give him credit for great intelligence and skill. Yet this...is exactly what these little "jelly-specks" do on a very minute scale ; the " tests " they construct, when highly magnified, bearing comparison with the... | |
 | 1873 - 896 pagina’s
...very costly cement in holding the stones together. If he accomplished this well, we should give him credit for great intelligence and skill. Yet this...exactly what these little "jelly-specks " do on a very minute scale ; the " tests " they construct, when highly magnified, bearing comparison with the... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1874 - 774 pagina’s
...a Human mason to be put down by the side of a pile of stones of various shapes and sizes, and to bo told to build a dome of these, smooth on both surfaces,...little "jelly-specks" do on a most minute scale; the " testa " they construct, when highly magnified, bearing comparison •with the most skilful masonry... | |
 | 1878 - 802 pagina’s
...cited in the work before us : " Suppose a human mason to be put down by the side of a pile of stones of various shapes and sizes, and to be told to build...intelligence and skill. Yet this is exactly what these little 'jelly specks' do on a most minute scale ; the ' tests ' they construct, when highly magnified, bearing... | |
 | Joseph John Murphy - 1879 - 636 pagina’s
...possible quantity of a very tenacious but very costly element in holding the stones together. 1 See p. 86. If he accomplished this well, he would receive credit...intelligence and skill. Yet this is exactly what these jellyspecks do on a most minute scale; the tests they construct when highly magnified, bearing comparison... | |
 | Joseph John Murphy - 1879 - 650 pagina’s
...possible quantity of a very tenacious but very costly element in holding the stones together. 1 See p. 86. If he accomplished this well, he would receive credit...intelligence and skill. Yet this is exactly what these jellyspecks do on a most minute scale ; the tests they construct when highly magnified, bearing comparison... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1881 - 888 pagina’s
...umun mason to be put down by tho »ido of a pile •>( stonoa of rarioui ihape* and nzee, and to b* told to build a dome of these, smooth on both surfaces,...comparison with the most skilful masonry of Man. From the same sandy lultom, one species picks up the coarser quartz-grains, cements them together with phosphate... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1883 - 848 pagina’s
...put down by the aide of a pile of atones of various shapes and sizes, and to be told to build a 43 dome of these, smooth on both surfaces, without using...comparison with the most skilful masonry of Man. From the same sandy bottom, one species picks up the coarser quartz-grains, cements them together with phosphate... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1883 - 816 pagina’s
...artificial construction. a. Suppose a Human mason to be put down by the side of a pile of stones of various shapes and sizes, and to be told to build...little "jelly-specks" do on a most minute scale; the "testa "they construct, when highly magnified, bearing comparison with the most skilful masonry of... | |
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